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The Wright Patrol (sometimes wrong)

We are an informal group of aviation enthusiasts, or airplane nuts,depending upon your perspective, mostly located around the central Ohio area.

This site is mainly devoted to building a WWI airplane, but we like to have our friends projects and anything else that catches our interest.

A prime example is our elk hunting trip to Durango, Colorado in 2010. That really is airplane related though. We needed leather for the cockpit coaming and the seat upholstery.

This way we know where it came from.

I apologize for some of the lack of organization you're going to find here. Sometimes I just can't figure out where things should be. For instance, firewall forward has a lot of sheetmetal work on the cowling in it. I couldn't figure out where else to put it.

In the beginning there was the RUDDER KIT. Robert Baslee, the kit designer, suggests the rudder kit as an introduction to building, It's a pretty good idea. If you can't build the rudder, you'd probably be better off not trying to build an airplane. This section covers the rudder and fuselage. If you'd like to see how this worked out, click here Modified 2 Feb 2011

Once we were done with the basics it was time to put it on the GEAR. add a FIREWALL, ETC. Modified: 25 December, 2011

ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER  13 September, 2007

We were finally on a roll again, so you should look at the PITCH, YAW, and COCKPITpage Modified: 22 January 2012

INSTRUMENT PANEL Last modified: 17 March 2012

At the end of February, 2007, the wing and cabane kits arrived. Here's the CENTER WING SECTION. Last modified: 25 August, 2007

Once the center section was done, we needed OUTER WINGSLast modified: 14 February 2012

SYSTEMS! We get to start installing the things that make all the rest of the airplane work 15 May 2012

FIREWALL FORWARD! We've decided on an EA 81 Subaru. This fine little 1.8 liter engine turns the proper direction, unlike VW engines and weighs in pretty close. It also is more reliable (our opinion) and revs a lot higher. Last modified: 1 May 2012

We got a little sidetracked, but we need GUNS! Modified 6 September 2007

Jan, our Mad Scientist, has been working on the OXY/PROPANE GUTS FOR THE GUNS. He's finished a Lewis for the N-11 and is working on the Spandaus. Last Modified: 31 December 2011

We got a lot of inspiration from the KANSAS CITY DAWN PATROL. In fact, after starting this project Glen bought a NIEUPORT 11. It's Rick's now though. Modified: 6 December, 2007

Our Mad Scientist builds a motorcycle! 29 December, 2007

Lessons learned

Guys, we've earned a lot of brain damage. This section in dedicated to passing on whatever we can to save you grief. Some of these things are what we learned the hard way, and some are things we heard about. This page will always be growing.  Modified: October 12, 2007

Reference Material Modified 16 December, 2007

Friends and Squadron Members! Modified 17 May 2012

DAVE ALDOUS has been good enough about sending updates that we decided that he needed a direct link fron the home page.

Links

16 December, 2007

Gwen Beale's beautiful DVIII

DAWN PATROL RENDEZVOUS 2007

26 September, 2007